Teething (Molars) - Colorado Springs,CO

Tylenol is really a good medication for fevers and simple pain. But with teething you have inflammation too. Motrin/Ibuprofin reduces the swelling and inflammation in the nerve endings and therefore makes the pain less. It works better teething pain because of this.

Get your pharmacist to give you the details on how to treat with Motrin. It can be a dangerous medication, just like Tylenol can be. A pharmacist is a specialist in medications a doc isn't.

Huzzah for tylenol & ibuprofen.

I would keep up with the Tylenol. Another thing to try is a wet washcloth. You can see if he likes chewing on it. Otherwise you just have to bear with it.

I am in the same boat as you. It's horrible. My daughter is 17 months and has cut 3 of her molars so far. The first two were horrible. The 3rd wasn't so bad. The 4th one is giving us all kinds of problems. I feel awful for her. She's in constant pain and the only thing that helps is medicine. I hate to constantly give her meds, but I don't know what else to do. :( We've been using Ibuprofen since it lasts longer and seems to work better. It just totally stinks that there's really nothing we can do for them.

BALTIC AMBER TEETHING NECKLACES!!! Sounds really hokey, but they work! My 14-month-old son's necklace has dramatically cut his pain, and my neighbor's baby's necklace almost eliminated his excessive drooling. I got mine at inspiredbyfinn.com (you can find Inspired By Finn on Facebook, too). According to Kate on that site, the light colored ones work best, so I got a milky, buttery yellow one for my son. We've been very happy with it (my husband even says it works and he's not a supporter of natural/alternative medicine!!!)

Homeopathic Calcium carbonate worked for us.....You have to give it often.
J.

Early teething is the worst! I have the best luck with Motrin or Ibuprofin rather than Tylenol. Not sure why. Probably because Motrin and Ibuprofin take down swelling too. I also have luck with a cold wet wash rag or ice.

Good luck!